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"We would love to appeal it [the decision]. We simply don't have the resources ... It is wide open for appeal," Haworth said.

He said the commissioners were "not on this planet" and "don't seem to get the big picture".

"If you are going to make decisions based on celebrity status, you might as well throw the district plan in the lake," he said.

Langbein's consent application was amended and resubmitted this year after one of the commissioners expressed last year expressed concerns.

The Council's decision released last week states consent has been granted for Langbein to build two sheds with an area of 108 m² each for the purpose of storing vehicles, boats and other equipment and a 36 m² garage west of the existing film studio and cottage buildings.

The decision also states that Langbein's property site has an unusally complex history "as a result of successive applications with attached conditions, some of which were added to or changed over time."

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Brett Giddens said in the decision: "In my opinion the primary issues associated with the amended proposal relates to the establishment of gardens that has occurred on the upper areas of the site and the cumulative effects that have arisen with development on the site over time".